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the next step for the rebels is the friends of syria meeting in morocco. hard to think anybody being friendly with images like that. secretary of state hillary clinton will be at that meeting and actually may announce if the united states is formally going to recognize this new group of unified opposition members as actually representative of syrian people. >> we are doing what we can to support the opposition, but also to try to support those inside syria, particularly in the local councils who are committed to the kind of continuity in the syrian governmental institutions so we don't see a collapse and disbandment of institutional forces that we know from our iraq experience could be extremely dangerous. >>> cnn's ivan watson is live with us now from istanbul in neighboring turkey. ivan, a lot of people got a chill about this blackout effectively a communications blackout. do we know for sure that it is the government of syria that effectively cut its country off from the rest of the world, or is there something else afoot? >> reporter: we don't know exa
the next step for the rebels is the friends of syria meeting in morocco. hard to think anybody being friendly with images like that. secretary of state hillary clinton will be at that meeting and actually may announce if the united states is formally going to recognize this new group of unified opposition members as actually representative of syrian people. >> we are doing what we can to support the opposition, but also to try to support those inside syria, particularly in the local...
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i'm also hearing that cell phone outages and the internet has been now blocked in syria, which means communications for so many are now down and syria has been now shut oh of essentially from the rest of the world. you know, that sounds awfully foreboding. but at the same time, we're coming up in a few months on two years since all of this began. why am i only hearing about internet blackouts now? this would seem like a very big tactic for the government to use much earlier on before we started seeing all those horrors. >> reporter: i mean, today that is, to be honest, some quite substantial news. weeks of rebel successes but the calculation made by the government, if it is the government shutting down the internet, the rebels benefit more from the internet being on, use it to spread news and put video out of what they have been doing. the rebels benefit more than the regime benefits from the internet being on. does suggest some sort of crisis within the inner regime and damascus. there could be other explanations, a technical hitch or rebel success causing this to happen. but bear i
i'm also hearing that cell phone outages and the internet has been now blocked in syria, which means communications for so many are now down and syria has been now shut oh of essentially from the rest of the world. you know, that sounds awfully foreboding. but at the same time, we're coming up in a few months on two years since all of this began. why am i only hearing about internet blackouts now? this would seem like a very big tactic for the government to use much earlier on before we started...
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syria with a nationwide blackout. a syrian military jet and two helicopters were shot down by rebels. they used surface to air missiles seized when rebels seized a key base last week. i want to bring in a strategist for the syrian-american counsel. mohammed, you just got back from syria meeting with the free syrian army. you say we're nearing an end game. why is that? >> the fsa, the main armed opposition in syria is closing in on assad and the capital and tightening the noose around assad's neck so this is a map and it -- this map provided by the say sad regime, by the way. the areas in red as you can see under the control of the free syrian army. the armies in blue are contested and green are under the control of assad. as you can see, the areas under assad are shrinking and the fsa, that's the free syrian army, the main armed opposition is gaining ground and assad is alarmed by that and the internet shut down today. i touched base with activists this morning in damascus and concerned the regime might be readying it
syria with a nationwide blackout. a syrian military jet and two helicopters were shot down by rebels. they used surface to air missiles seized when rebels seized a key base last week. i want to bring in a strategist for the syrian-american counsel. mohammed, you just got back from syria meeting with the free syrian army. you say we're nearing an end game. why is that? >> the fsa, the main armed opposition in syria is closing in on assad and the capital and tightening the noose around...
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first, on the phone from northern syria, cnn's arwa damon. arwa, you have been inside, and we understand a lot of the communications is now down across syria. what do we know? >> reporter: can i tell you right now the area i'm in at the very least there is no cell phone reception or no power. people are telling us that this has been the case for quite some time now, and this particular area, in fact, they say that the internet has been shut down for three to four months. we're hearing reports of various internet blackouts taking place throughout the entire country. op sfwligs active i says saying this is a tactic that the assad regime has used in the past, although not as widespread as it seems to be in this case. we've been traveling quite extensively over the last two days, and what is quite striking is that areas, neighborhoods, cities that, one could not travel through, say, two months ago because they were under the control of the assad regime or because they were battle zones are now beginning to have signs of civilian life returning to
first, on the phone from northern syria, cnn's arwa damon. arwa, you have been inside, and we understand a lot of the communications is now down across syria. what do we know? >> reporter: can i tell you right now the area i'm in at the very least there is no cell phone reception or no power. people are telling us that this has been the case for quite some time now, and this particular area, in fact, they say that the internet has been shut down for three to four months. we're hearing...
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, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and, you know, one of the things we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. so we're constantly probing and working on that issue, the more engaged we are, the more we'll be in a position to make sure that we are encouraging the most moderate, thoughtful elements of the opposition that are committed to inclusion, observance of human rights and working cooperatively with us over the long-term. thank you very much. [ inaudible ] >> -- on spending, the $1.2 trillion figure, is that something you see in the short-term or is there -- >> that was a great question, but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so thank you ve
, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and, you know, one of the things we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. so we're constantly probing and working on that issue, the more...
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susan rice faces more backlash over the september 11 attacks in benghazi, syria. rice returned to capitol hill to meet with two more republican critics. one of them, susan collins, says she's still troubled by the way that the events have unfolded. i want to return to dana bash. it was surprising, actually, when we heard senator collins come out to the microphones. this is a moderate. this is someone who susan rice perhaps might have had a friend or an ally and really she was very, very hard on her in terms of the explanation. what happened in that meeting? >> reporter: well, according to senator susan collins, she didn't get the answers that she was looking for. she said she still has a lot of unanswered questions. it's really important to understand how significant susan collins is in this potential process. she isn't nominated for secretary of state, nobody is, but she's still considered to be a leading contender and that's part of the reason why she's been coming up in a really unusual way, frankly, making the rounds and trying to effectively lobby senators th
susan rice faces more backlash over the september 11 attacks in benghazi, syria. rice returned to capitol hill to meet with two more republican critics. one of them, susan collins, says she's still troubled by the way that the events have unfolded. i want to return to dana bash. it was surprising, actually, when we heard senator collins come out to the microphones. this is a moderate. this is someone who susan rice perhaps might have had a friend or an ally and really she was very, very hard on...
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lebanon and syria playing critical roles as well? >> absolutely. let's touch on these. zoom in the video up to lebanon. lebanon has a long history of racked by violence. recently there was an intelligence chief killed in a bombing inside lebanon. also one more thing that you should understand when you think about lebanon and that is the role of hezbollah. i believe we have video of hezbollah here. always a power strug inside lebanon involving hezbollah and the united states and other countries consider a terrorist organization. it's fiercely opposed to israel, any conflict between israel and palestinians can further the instability inside lebanon. finally, maybe last thing what we're talking about here, absolutely not the least, zoom to the east in this map, we're going over to syria which has been one of the biggest stories in the world since march of last year. there's a war raging there. and the opposition has been giving new figures lately about this war. the opposition has been saying that now as many as up to 40,000 people, getting close 40,000 people, killed in t
lebanon and syria playing critical roles as well? >> absolutely. let's touch on these. zoom in the video up to lebanon. lebanon has a long history of racked by violence. recently there was an intelligence chief killed in a bombing inside lebanon. also one more thing that you should understand when you think about lebanon and that is the role of hezbollah. i believe we have video of hezbollah here. always a power strug inside lebanon involving hezbollah and the united states and other...
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facts that didn't exist the last time things erupted in 2003 to a broad degree, and that now includes syria in turmoil, really in a deep civil war, egypt having had the revolution and change of government. jordan. there was, of course, the conflict in gaza in 2008, and the daenk now if it is, it could be spread. not just to israelis and palestinians, but if you had a conflict that spread throughout the region, it could be hugely destabilizing and costly to everyone involved. >> i think the president is on the right course. it's trying to use all the allies to encourage both parties to step back from an escalation of the conflict. that's very difficult. israel has the right to defend itself against the barrage of rockets that have accelerated dramatically in recent days and no doubt will do so wanting to deter such action in the future. the problem is if this escalates that, could have devastating consequences for all concerned, so it's a tension there trying to accomplish one objective without having it reverse and cause greater damage in the future. >> talk about the role of the arab sprin
facts that didn't exist the last time things erupted in 2003 to a broad degree, and that now includes syria in turmoil, really in a deep civil war, egypt having had the revolution and change of government. jordan. there was, of course, the conflict in gaza in 2008, and the daenk now if it is, it could be spread. not just to israelis and palestinians, but if you had a conflict that spread throughout the region, it could be hugely destabilizing and costly to everyone involved. >> i think...
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remember, its external base of operations in syria was lost earlier in the year as a result of the civil war there. so really gaza is the only sole source of hamas's legitimacy. but currently in gaza, hamas is facing an enormous amount of pressure from all of these other smaller, much more radical militant groups that are pressuring hamas to be more -- more emphatic in its response as a resistance group against israel instead of maintaining the cease-fire that it has. at the same time, of course, hamas is dealing with the fact that the palestinian authority in the west bank is in the process of applying for nonstate member status at the united nations which would, again, severely decrease hamas's legitimacy as a representative of the palestinian people. so they see this as a way of maintaining their relevancy, if you will. >> interesting. so israel is, of course, tired of rockets from fgaza fired int the country, into israel. some of the talk in israel is definitely hawkish. in an op-ed, the former prime minister's son wrote what does a decisive victory sound like? a tarzan-like cry that
remember, its external base of operations in syria was lost earlier in the year as a result of the civil war there. so really gaza is the only sole source of hamas's legitimacy. but currently in gaza, hamas is facing an enormous amount of pressure from all of these other smaller, much more radical militant groups that are pressuring hamas to be more -- more emphatic in its response as a resistance group against israel instead of maintaining the cease-fire that it has. at the same time, of...
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we know there are 400,000 people that have left syria. they've gone to turkey and lebanon and elsewhere. are more people just giving up and thinking, you know what, we're just going to pack up and leave? >> the difficult question exactly where to go and is live going to be better for you in that particular case. now, certainly getting out of syria is for many a huge plus. it's difficult for them in turkey in many ways. there are many syrians here in lebanon where i'm standing here trying to eek out a living, perhaps working as cal wal labor or staying in the camps unregistered around here, but many people trying to find a life elsewhere in the region, and that's where we see the spillover, the impact economically on the countries all around syria and a real sense this is to your knowledge into more of a regional problem after 21 months of this brutal revolt inside the country, suzanne. >> nick, thank you so much. this is a disturbing story. thank you for bringing it to us. it is so important. for the second time in a few days fire started
we know there are 400,000 people that have left syria. they've gone to turkey and lebanon and elsewhere. are more people just giving up and thinking, you know what, we're just going to pack up and leave? >> the difficult question exactly where to go and is live going to be better for you in that particular case. now, certainly getting out of syria is for many a huge plus. it's difficult for them in turkey in many ways. there are many syrians here in lebanon where i'm standing here trying...
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>>> now to syria where the human cost of war took a very heavy, heavy toll this week. as we have been showing you, on this newscast, video surfaced of an attack that i have to warn you right now it is really just horrible beyond words. but here it is. what you're seeing what you're hearing, panicked parents, adults, carrying young children from a playground to a makeshift hospital. the scene is frantic. you can hear the shock in the voices of the parents as they cry out for help. so many children, they're injured, they're bleeding, ten of them dead. the syrian activist who posted this video on youtube say the children were killed by a cluster bomb, a device so terrible, most of the world bans the use of them. kimberly brown is a conflict adviser with save the children. she joins me now from london. i know, kimberly, you are working to confirm that the activists' claim this was or was not a cluster bomb. can you confirm that? >> i understand that groups are still working to verify this, but the evidence is very compelling, yes. >> a cluster bomb, explain it to us, it is
>>> now to syria where the human cost of war took a very heavy, heavy toll this week. as we have been showing you, on this newscast, video surfaced of an attack that i have to warn you right now it is really just horrible beyond words. but here it is. what you're seeing what you're hearing, panicked parents, adults, carrying young children from a playground to a makeshift hospital. the scene is frantic. you can hear the shock in the voices of the parents as they cry out for help. so...
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i want to -- arwa damon is joining us from syria. arwa, what are you seeing from your vantage point there? what is going on? are people able to communicate? are they panicked? >> they are not able to communicate and that is providing -- creating, rather, the obvious challenges. not to mention just people want to communicate to their families, make sure that they're okay. also, for opposition activists who naturally rely on the internet to upload those youtube videos and for the rebel fighters themselves because they do not have sophisticated military technology. long range radios, for example, and so oven times they use cell phones to insure that certain routes are still secure. this most certainly is having a very devastating impact creating a lot more challenges on the ground here in syria. you know, we are in the northern part of the province. we're in aleppo earlier today where people -- to add to the long list of difficulties that they face on a day to day basis are now facing these ongoing outages as well. >> arwa, how are you
i want to -- arwa damon is joining us from syria. arwa, what are you seeing from your vantage point there? what is going on? are people able to communicate? are they panicked? >> they are not able to communicate and that is providing -- creating, rather, the obvious challenges. not to mention just people want to communicate to their families, make sure that they're okay. also, for opposition activists who naturally rely on the internet to upload those youtube videos and for the rebel...
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iran is one of syria's key allies. last week iran hosted a conference for the syrian opposition and representatives of the syrian government, so what does iran have to gain in all of this? >> well, i think iran wants to see any political solution in its footprint all over it, but you want to bear in mind any opposition politician, iran is absolutely a key backer, a sustaining force behind the damascus regime. political solutions engineered by them are really going to lack credibility with the op sfwligs, but iran, as i say, accused by the rebels of being a key financier and armer, supporter of the damascus regime, and desperate to be sure that whatever emerges from this is something that it will control and get comfortable with. >> regionable stability is of a grave concern. turkey requested nato, deployed patriot missiles near its border with syria. how has damascus responded to that? >> obviously that's the last thing syria wants to see. the world's biggest military machine in history getting involved and backing up
iran is one of syria's key allies. last week iran hosted a conference for the syrian opposition and representatives of the syrian government, so what does iran have to gain in all of this? >> well, i think iran wants to see any political solution in its footprint all over it, but you want to bear in mind any opposition politician, iran is absolutely a key backer, a sustaining force behind the damascus regime. political solutions engineered by them are really going to lack credibility with...
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this time, syria. according to the "new york times," the obama administration is deciding if it should play a more direct role to overthrow the syrian president bashar al assad. right now the united states is just giving humanitarian aid to that country. in the meantime, rebel forces take their fight with the syrian army to the skies. they shot down a helicopter, supposedly, using a rocket. the video was then posted on youtube. [ shouting ] >> cnn cannot independently confirm this video is authentic, but you could hear the rebels are cheering after that rocket hit the helicopter. and as arwa damon found out, rebels say they shot down three fighter jets in the past days. >> reporter: children on the back of a tractor make off with a sizeable tangled lump of metal. what was all too often the cause of nightmares, now a trophy of war. proudly shown off. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: we want to take these pieces to show them to the other villages, he says. let them see what happened to the
this time, syria. according to the "new york times," the obama administration is deciding if it should play a more direct role to overthrow the syrian president bashar al assad. right now the united states is just giving humanitarian aid to that country. in the meantime, rebel forces take their fight with the syrian army to the skies. they shot down a helicopter, supposedly, using a rocket. the video was then posted on youtube. [ shouting ] >> cnn cannot independently confirm...
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he snuck into syria to report on the uprising. his parents traveled to lebanon to get a closer look to finding some answers. cnn asked them earlier today if they've learned any more about their son's whereabouts. >> everyone we spoke to and we've spoken to everyone we can has said the same thing that are unsure where he is. they doeb know who he is with, where he is. we're hoping for answers, and we're here appealing to the people in the region to have compassion in their family. >> arwa, it is heartbreaking when you see this kind of thing unfolding. you have this shaky video that surfaces on youtube showing who they believe, i guess, is tyce surround bid armed men walking him up a hill. what do we know about how he is or where he is. >> unfortunately very little, and that is what has been incredibly difficult for his parents. just this information point that exists on where their son is and who actually has them. now, the video that you are referencing there actually raised a lot of questions. it wasn't posted like most extremist
he snuck into syria to report on the uprising. his parents traveled to lebanon to get a closer look to finding some answers. cnn asked them earlier today if they've learned any more about their son's whereabouts. >> everyone we spoke to and we've spoken to everyone we can has said the same thing that are unsure where he is. they doeb know who he is with, where he is. we're hoping for answers, and we're here appealing to the people in the region to have compassion in their family. >>...
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syria, iran, problems all over. but this issue here, and we're standing right here in jerusalem now between the israelis and the palestinians it remains of fundamental importance. >> for more reaction on the world's leaders, christiane amanpour joins us from new york. good to see you, of course, as always. you know, we know the president has a really complicated relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and has not always been smooth sailing here. and it's no secret that he was rooting for mitt romney this go-around in the election. we've seen a statement from netanyahu. how has he responded? what kind of influence do you think the president has now in terms of dealing with him? >> well, mr. netanyahu, the prime minister, has sent a congratulations to president obama on his re-election and talking about secure and strong relationship between both countries and willingness to keep work with the united states president. on the issue tony blair was talking about, israeli/palestinian peace process, the
syria, iran, problems all over. but this issue here, and we're standing right here in jerusalem now between the israelis and the palestinians it remains of fundamental importance. >> for more reaction on the world's leaders, christiane amanpour joins us from new york. good to see you, of course, as always. you know, we know the president has a really complicated relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and has not always been smooth sailing here. and it's no secret that...
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you've got syria to the north. there are already 200,000 syrian refugees on jordanian soil. you have saudi arabia, iraq, it's a difficult place to be in. >> that is a rough neighborhood. >> it is a rough neighborhood. the monarchy has always been pro-western, always been reliable and allowed u.s. and uk forces to stay there on various missions in the region. it's an important ally. >> you mention the monarchy, which is interesting. is it at risk? i mean, is there anything that the king can do? >> there's plenty the king can do. jordan has an intensely loyal and very efficient set of security services, the military, intelligence services, very loyal to the king. so it's not a sort of regime that would crumble overnight. what he has to do according to people i've spoken with in the last couple days is come up with some grand political initiative that allows the opposition to say, yeah, you will take part in parliamentary elections. at the moment they're boycotting them. saying you're not giving enough power to constitutional government. you're keeping everything to yourself. h
you've got syria to the north. there are already 200,000 syrian refugees on jordanian soil. you have saudi arabia, iraq, it's a difficult place to be in. >> that is a rough neighborhood. >> it is a rough neighborhood. the monarchy has always been pro-western, always been reliable and allowed u.s. and uk forces to stay there on various missions in the region. it's an important ally. >> you mention the monarchy, which is interesting. is it at risk? i mean, is there anything that...
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in syria, as the internet goes dark, a is the u.s. closer to arming the rebels and is time out for bashar al assad? jim clancy is next. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood monitoring means bob can spend his extra time however he likes. new zealand! xarelto® is just one pill a day, taken with the evening meal. and
in syria, as the internet goes dark, a is the u.s. closer to arming the rebels and is time out for bashar al assad? jim clancy is next. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended...
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other neighbors who themselves are suffering through some extraordinarily tough times right now -- syria, lebanon, jordan? >> unfortunately, we don't have an ambassador here, and i appreciate the presence of egyptian as well as -- but we cannot argue if he wants to call it's unfortunate that the egyptian ambassador had to go, so we will see, but that should not be a reason to stop any kind of -- that we have to face. >> israeli defense minister ehud barack joining us live from tel aviv. do stay safe, and we wish the best for not only the people of israel, but the palestinians, and we hope that you can somehow come to some kind of a consensus to stop this violence between your two parties. thank you for being with us and for answering. our apologies for the difficult connection, but we have been struggling throughout the hour to make that connection with the defense minister, and now we know why. the air raids going in israel. particularly in tel aviv. thank you for watching us in this hour. please stay tuned now for my colleague suzanne malveaux who takes over with "newsroom internationa
other neighbors who themselves are suffering through some extraordinarily tough times right now -- syria, lebanon, jordan? >> unfortunately, we don't have an ambassador here, and i appreciate the presence of egyptian as well as -- but we cannot argue if he wants to call it's unfortunate that the egyptian ambassador had to go, so we will see, but that should not be a reason to stop any kind of -- that we have to face. >> israeli defense minister ehud barack joining us live from tel...
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comes from syria. contains photos of absolute unspeakable horror that were posted on youtube by opposition activists. those activists say these pictures show a syrian government air strike that killed 10 children as they were just out playing outdoors. the story from cnn's nick payton walsh. please, quick warning, shows graphic video, the aftermath of that air raid on a village just outside of damascus. >> reporter: these disturbing images show what happens after a children's playground is hit, according to activists by a cluster bomb. refugees with nowhere else to hide, apparently hit by a single deadly device dropped by a jet. some cluster bombs released smaller explosives to cause maximum devastation against softer targets. what do these children have to do with anything, bashar, yells one man. at least ten children killed according to activists who said they found the remains of the bomb around the tiny village. cnn can't verify these pictures or claims cluster bombs were used, though human rights
comes from syria. contains photos of absolute unspeakable horror that were posted on youtube by opposition activists. those activists say these pictures show a syrian government air strike that killed 10 children as they were just out playing outdoors. the story from cnn's nick payton walsh. please, quick warning, shows graphic video, the aftermath of that air raid on a village just outside of damascus. >> reporter: these disturbing images show what happens after a children's playground...
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there are rumor that is possibly this cia unit or somebody down there was buy i buying arms to send to syria. i frankly discount them all. i see no evidence of it. somebody has to give us the answers. this is why this controversy is carried on so long because there's absolutely no clarity. we, as americans, want to know why four american diplomats were killed. >> let's specifically -- there is word that the people on the ground in benghazi, libya, cried out for help and help did not come. >> i think it's clear that the ambassador, who was murdered, did express doubts to washington about the security. there was no backup. the problem is, if there was a seven-hour gun battle for that consulate, that's not fast enough for the pentagon to react. it just isn't. i've been in those situations. you have to have the pieces in place before you can respond. i've heard the stories about laser designators and they could have called in air support. listen, to use military forces inside an independent country, a volatile one at that, takes, you know, weeks of planning in advance. somebody did drop the ball
there are rumor that is possibly this cia unit or somebody down there was buy i buying arms to send to syria. i frankly discount them all. i see no evidence of it. somebody has to give us the answers. this is why this controversy is carried on so long because there's absolutely no clarity. we, as americans, want to know why four american diplomats were killed. >> let's specifically -- there is word that the people on the ground in benghazi, libya, cried out for help and help did not come....
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they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to take over? what does the pentagon think about all this? >> they're concerned, you know. it's tough because the technology doesn't exist yet. your kind of forecasting what your concerns may be 20 years from now. what this directive does is say there's got to be some inherent fail safes built in. if something were to go wrong we have to minimize that damage and cut it off immediately. it's a message to the weapons developers out there not to build these systems because the pentagon is not going to buy them unless they fall into r
they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to...
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[ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] >>> dramatic new video out of war torn syria. you saw that. this video reportedly shows what rebels say is a newly acquired surface to air missile hitting, wait for it again, hitting the helicopter. it was slowed down. you can see it, the massive flame, the smoke, the moment of impact and the chopper ended up just crashing into a field. meanwhile, activists say at least 90 people were killed today in the latest fighting in syria. >>> today has been round two for u.n. ambassador susan rice facing her critics on capitol hill. and so far it is a replay of yesterday. the meeting that rice requested with the senators did not go well. apparently bringing her no closer to gaining their support, if and when rice were to be nominated for secretary of state. >> i continue to be troubled by the fact that the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of a contentious presidential election campaign. >> rice has been under intense criticism for publicly repeating cia talking points that the attack tha
[ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] >>> dramatic new video out of war torn syria. you saw that. this video reportedly shows what rebels say is a newly acquired surface to air missile hitting, wait for it again, hitting the helicopter. it was slowed down. you can see it, the massive flame, the smoke, the moment of impact and the chopper ended up just crashing into a field. meanwhile, activists say at least 90 people were killed today in the latest fighting in syria....
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two car bombs went off in syria today, killing dozens of soldiers. the suicide attacks took place as syria's leading opposition group is deciding whether to set up a new de facto government in those areas. >> in sri lanka, 27 people are dead. 43 are injured. clashes broke out after authorities started checking the prison for drugs. officials say an investigation will be launched. >>> the church of england has named a former oil executive as the next archbishop. he will be the leader of the world's 77 million anglocans. >> and now to an important update on a young pakistani girl who the taliban shot in the face for standing up for a girl's right to an education. the u.n. has declared today a global day of action for malala. and many in britain are calling for the teen to be nominated for a nobel peace prize. so how is she doing today? here is dan rivers. >> reporter: it is staggering to see malala out of bed with her father looking through some of the thousands of get well cards she's received. it's exactly a month since she was shot at point blank ra
two car bombs went off in syria today, killing dozens of soldiers. the suicide attacks took place as syria's leading opposition group is deciding whether to set up a new de facto government in those areas. >> in sri lanka, 27 people are dead. 43 are injured. clashes broke out after authorities started checking the prison for drugs. officials say an investigation will be launched. >>> the church of england has named a former oil executive as the next archbishop. he will be the...